ICE arrests New Haven man for deportation case

By Randall Beach, New Haven Register
POSTED: 05/20/17, 9:16 PM EDT | UPDATED: 5 SECS AGO

NEW HAVEN >> A citizen of Pakistan, who has been a prominent mosque member here since 2013, was arrested Friday by agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office (ICE) and detained for deportation.

Hafiz Abdul Hannan, who belongs to the Masjid Al-Islam mosque on George Street, was taken into custody at his home, according to a brief ICE statement.

The statement noted Hannan was arrested “on an outstanding final order of removal (deportation order) issued by an immigration judge in March 2016. Hannan has a previous federal conviction for committing fraud in his immigration documents. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal from the United States.”

An ICE official did not return a phone call by late Saturday afternoon seeking more information. A leader of Hannan’s mosque also was asked for comment Saturday via a phone message but did not respond in time for deadline.

A New Haven Register story from July 2013 quoted Hannan as he celebrated a fast-breaking meal during Ramadan. The story said he had arrived in New Haven from Massachusetts the previous month.

Hannan told a Register reporter: “We are a small but, thank God, growing community here.”

While Hannan was in Massachusetts, he led the Islamic Society of Greater Lowell and was a chaplain in two prisons.

http://www.nhregister.com/general-ne...portation-case

Get 'em all out of here!! DEPORT! DEPORT! DEPORT!

We don't want any more of someone's religious or ethnic-based "community" ... this is all primitive, tribal crap, not in our best interest, not consistent with our country foundation based on the "individual", not a "community". Community is a communist word, a group think method of authoritarian bundling of people for political, religious and yes, immigration based power. We don't want any of that crap here.

"While Hannan was in Massachusetts, he led the Islamic Society of Greater Lowell and was a chaplain in two prisons."

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Committed FRAUD on his documents...was allowed to be a chaplain in two prisons...to do what? Teach prisoners to commit fraud and who knows what else!

Get them all out of here!

by JOHN BINDER
23 May 2017
New Haven, CT

An Imam in New Haven, Connecticut, is facing deportation after being ordered for removal out of the U.S. for allegedly defrauding a foreign national visa program.

Masjid Al-Islam mosque Imam Hafiz Abdul Hannan, an illegal immigrant from Pakistan, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents where they say they are enforcing a 2016 deportation order, according to the Associated Press.

In 2006, Hannan was arrested by authorities for his involvement in filling out fraudulent applications in order to receive religious worker visas for foreign nationals. The investigation was a nationwide sting at the time.

Now, Hannan who has been at the helm of the Connecticut mosque since 2013, is likely to be deported back to Pakistan, with mosque officials demanding attendees not to speak to the media about the case.

“Community members should not contact media or give any statement regarding the current situation of Imam Hannan being detained by ICE,” the note from mosque officials states. “The majlis will make a statement if deemed necessary with more insight into the situation.”

http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/...on-visa-fraud/

They need to get that Imam from Turkey and send him back, too.